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Review – Goosebumps: The Vanishing (2025)

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👻 Get ready for chills and thrills with Goosebumps: The Vanishing. 🌿 David Schwimmer stars as a quirky botanist dad hiding spooky secrets in the basement. 😱 Twins Devin and Cece unravel a creepy mystery tied to a 1994 disappearance, blending teen drama with sci-fi scares. 🛸 Watch our review of the 8-episode second season streaming now on Disney+. 🍂

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“Goosebumps: The Vanishing” follows Anthony Brewer, a botanist haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his older brother, Matty, who vanished with a group of friends from an abandoned military fort called “Camp Nightmare” 30 years prior; when Anthony’s twin teenagers, Devin and Cece, move to Brooklyn for the summer, they unknowingly awaken the same eerie force that took Matty, forcing them to uncover the truth behind their uncle’s disappearance while facing a terrifying alien entity responsible for the vanishing.

Cinephellas Podcast – Episode 94 (Interview with Lola Petticrew)

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The sweet, dramatic, yet funny and crude coming-of-age Irish film Dating Amber ponders teen sexuality and finds a closeted gay teen and his lesbian counterpart pretending to be in a relationship to avoid suspicion. On this episode of the  Cinephellas Podcast, Nile Fortner speaks with actress Lola Petticrew, who plays Amber in the movie. They also discuss the film, how this film would have differed if it were a U.S. production, Lola in quarantine with her co-star, and a lot more on this episode.

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“Two school friends decide to start a pretend straight relationship in an effort to fit in.”

 

TV, Myself, and I (Part II): Rediscovering Ed

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by Christopher M. Rzigalinski

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Imagine this article is playing out before your eyes like a television show. The screen is black. The Foo Fighters’ song “Next Year” plays as we fade in on a familiar scene and the voiceover says, “Last time on “TV, Myself, & I.” We flashback to Part I of this article in which I discuss the Four Factors of Televisual Familiarity, or the major reasons certain television shows become significant in our lives. A montage of clips illustrates the following examples:

  1. Finding shows during transformative periods in our lives.
  2. Someone we love turning us onto a particular show and sharing it with them.
  3. Shows with sex appeal and characters we find desirable.
  4. Programs that help us develop professional dreams and attitudes we carry into adulthood.

Finally, in a dramatic cliff hanger, the voice-over reminds you that these categories often overlap and a personal case study of my relationship with the cult-favorite Ed is promised for Part II. You laugh. You cry. You get a new plate of nachos. And we’re back.

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